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Spazito

(50,165 posts)
24. Nope, not even close...
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:46 PM
Jul 2012

From 2007:

Number of guns per 100 residents in Canada....30.8 Ranking...13

Number of guns per 100 residents in the U.S....88.8 Ranking....1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country

Gee what a shock, we suck. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #1
Woo Hoo...we are #1 zeemike Jul 2012 #8
WOW! Carolina Jul 2012 #2
But at least I know I'm free BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #3
Romney's hidden money is enjoying high quality of life KurtNYC Jul 2012 #4
We don't have a single city on the personal safety list? But we have so many guns. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #5
Ha ha! Go figure. Shadowflash Jul 2012 #10
I don't own a gun, but I think Canada has more guns per capita than we have. n/t pampango Jul 2012 #14
Nope... chervilant Jul 2012 #16
Nope, not even close... Spazito Jul 2012 #24
At least all those gun owners FEEL safe! neeksgeek Jul 2012 #19
Happy to say I will get to visit... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #6
Watch for professional pick pockets doing a bump and stall Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #7
Thanks! a la izquierda Jul 2012 #23
Once again cities with the highest per-capita wealth dominate both lists, as they do every year slackmaster Jul 2012 #9
Here's one weird thing Doctor_J Jul 2012 #11
Doctor_J Diclotican Jul 2012 #15
And they are all still cities, MadHound Jul 2012 #12
But you could ate by bears, or raped by the hillybillies! DCKit Jul 2012 #29
Spam deleted by Violet_Crumble (MIR Team) Reynalda Loftus Jul 2012 #13
This reminds me of a sad moment I experienced Mira Jul 2012 #17
Sweet 12AngryBorneoWildmen Jul 2012 #18
thanks for the link LittleGirl Jul 2012 #20
Not One US City in the top 50 for Personal Safety tk2kewl Jul 2012 #21
Congratultions NRA, congratulations Wall St. and most of all congratulations Republicans denvine Jul 2012 #22
The shining city isn't even on a hill. GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #25
What? Mogadishu isn't on the list anywhere? Brigid Jul 2012 #26
Germany rocks! patrice Jul 2012 #27
This is a real kick in the groin. And, we have the worst healthcare system of SDjack Jul 2012 #28
Europe is so much more mature than the U.S. moondust Jul 2012 #30
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